Fugitive Turns Himself In

A Fort Lauderdale man wanted since 1979 after he didn`t show up for his trial on several child pornography charges turned himself in to authorities Tuesday, officials said.

Daniel Laura, 41, was charged April 16, 1979, with taking sexually explicit photographs of young girls after Fort Lauderdale police raided his home in the 600 block of Southwest 15th Avenue and found cartons full of pornographic pictures, officials said.

But, in August of that year, Laura skipped on a $21,000 bond before he went to trial.